Seeing Lucien's "naive" and "sincere" attitude, Victor could not hold back his laughter anymore. He almost burst into tears. Rhein, Lot, and Phyllis all laughed so hard that they could not keep their composure. Even Xavier shook his head and smiled. However, Annie, Colin, and the other students who had not yet learned music from Victor laughed bitterly and jealously.
Lucien was confused by everyone's reaction. He realized that his lack of common sense made him a joke. But seeing that they were not confused, he thought it was not a serious problem. So he asked, "Mr. Victor?"
Victor coughed a few times and stopped laughing. He looked at Lucien seriously, "What I mean is, Lucien, do you want to learn music from me? Although you're a bit old, the path of music depends more on your talent. Even if your talent is not that great, you can still become a qualified musician after a few years of studying with me. You don't need to worry about your future. The musicians from Aalto are the favorite of the nobles from other countries. "
Then he paused and added humorously, "Of course, the tuition will be free."
This caused Lott, Rhine, and the others to chuckle again.
According to Victor, his students were divided into three types. The first type was those who learned how to read and write, and they were paid five Nars per month. If they were chosen by Victor and got his permission, they could join the second type of students, and those who learned music from him would be paid ten Nars per month. Only those who showed great talent in music would be able to join the third type of students, and they would be able to perform with him and take advantage of his reputation.
Victor only had one such student, and he had already become an excellent musician.
Lot, Phyllis, and Herodotus all belonged to the second type. If Lucien agreed, he would also belong to the second type, but the tuition would be free of ten Nars per month.
Victor's students earned about seven Quintal per year, which was equivalent to the salary of a qualified musician. For example, Annie's father, the clerk of the court in Aalto, only earned about fifteen Quintal per year. However, Victor's income mostly came from the performances he performed with the nobles and other countries. Normally, he would earn about a hundred Quintal per year, which was the highest standard for those who did not have a manor and did not know how to do business.
Therefore, even though Victor had declined all the invitations for the past year, it was still not a problem for him to waive Lucien's tuition fee.
Lucien did not expect that Victor was going to take him as his music student. He hesitated for a while, but soon he remembered what he had read in the witch's notes, and how he wanted to repay Joel's family. Lucien thought to himself, "Thank you, Mr. Victor.
"I don't know where the best place to study magic is yet, so I'm afraid that I'll have to stay in Aalto for a long time. After all, Aalto is the largest and most prosperous city in the west. It's the closest city to the Dark Mountain Range, and it's also the most crowded city. If I want to find magic materials and get information, it's much more convenient here. In this case, it's not a bad idea to disguise myself as a sorcerer and make money. It's a very respectable profession in Aalto."
Since Lucien planned to start learning magic in Aalto, he did not want to use the various inventions and creations in the library to make money, because it would easily attract the attention of the Church. It would not be too late to do so when he found a safe place or country to learn magic.
Lucien quickly sorted out his thoughts and put on a sincere smile, "Thank you, Mr. Victor. I hope that you can teach me beautiful and elegant music."
Victor nodded with satisfaction, "Lucien, you're very simple, hardworking, and smart. I've rarely seen you like this. I hope that you can achieve something in music in the future."
After saying that, Lucien officially allowed Lucien to learn music from him. Annie, Colin, and the other apprentices were a bit disappointed and unhappy.
"I'm not that simple." Lucien could not help but refute in his mind. He just did not have the common sense. At the same time, he felt that Colin, Renee, and the other apprentices were looking at him with mixed feelings.
Victor called Ace in and returned the five silver Nars to Lucien. Then he invited Rhein and Xavier to the study and thanked them in private. He also asked Lot, Phyllis, Herodotus, and other apprentices to stay in the harpsichord room to practice.
Lucien, on the other hand, had no foundation in music. After borrowing the Lingua Franca, he left the hall and prepared to go home.
"Nice to meet you, Lucien." Renee, who had brown hair and blue eyes, suddenly caught up with Lucien and put on a bright smile, "I'm Renee, Renee? Weizi, you're really talented in learning words and languages. "
Lucien was busy reading the notes in the dictionary, so he was not in the mood to chat with Renee, "Nice to meet you, Renee. Sorry, I'm in a hurry. I left a bit late today. I have something urgent to deal with, so I'll talk to you another day."
"What a coincidence. Go do your own thing, Lucien. Bye." Renee's smile froze for a second, but soon she was back to normal.
At this time, Annie and Seamak passed by Lucien on the other side. Annie snorted and walked out of the gate elegantly without looking at them.
Behind Annie and Lucien, Renee's smile froze. She did not expect that Annie would be so displeased by her attempt to establish a normal friendship with Lucien. Her efforts in the past few days were completely wasted.
Colin and David looked at Renee with a sneer, and then at Lucien's back. They shook their heads, wondering why they were not as lucky as Renee.
…
When Lucien returned to his cottage in Aderon, it was only five o 'clock in the afternoon. Aalto was still bright, and it was close to summer. Lucien told Auntie Alisa that he would not be having dinner with her tonight, and then he baked a piece of black bread to appease his hunger. As for the free tuition and the eight Nars he had given to Auntie Alisa, he would tell her family tomorrow.
At this moment, for Lucien, there was nothing more important than reading the witch's notes and learning magic!
After eating the black bread, Lucien locked the door and put out a piece of paper and a quill, pretending to be studying. Then he opened the Library of the Soul and quickly copied the dictionary into it.
After that, Lucien opened the witch's notes and compared them with the dictionary, carefully reading them.
With the experience he had accumulated in the past few days, Lucien had finished reading all the notes except for the last few pages at about ten o 'clock in the evening.
Lucien heaved a sigh of relief and thought to himself, "It seems that the witch's Sylvanas language is not that good, so her notes are very detailed. Some of them are even copied from the notes of her ancestors. I can totally learn magic according to her notes, but her notes only mention how to become a real sorcerer. I need to figure out another way, or learn the ancient Sylvanas language from her notes and decipher the Book of Astrology and Elements."
No matter what would happen after he became a real sorcerer, Lucien could now start to learn magic.
According to the witch's notes, in the ancient Magic Empire, magic was recognized as the mysterious transformation of the four basic elements of earth, fire, wind, and water with the help of spiritual power. Later on, light, darkness, and soul were added, and magic could be summoned from hell, abyss, or other dimensions. Therefore, magic was divided into eight schools: Element, Astrology, Necromancy, Illusion, Summoning, Force Field, Transformation, and Alchemy. The Book of Astrology and Elements was mainly about Element and Astrology, with a small number of other schools of magic mixed in.
Before becoming a real sorcerer, a sorcerer could not learn first circle magic. He could only learn informal magic and was called a magic apprentice.
The structure of an informal magic spell was very simple. In Lucien's view, it was just a clear rune made of standard geometric patterns, which was even simpler than a hexagram. Then, he could cast the spell by chanting the words and using his spiritual power to stimulate the rune made of the corresponding magic materials.
According to the standard of spiritual power, the number of informal magic spells that a sorcerer could cast at one time was measured by the amount of spiritual power he or she could use. Apprentices were divided into three levels: novice, real, and senior. There were five, ten, and twenty levels, respectively.
When a sorcerer's spiritual power and soul reached a certain limit through meditation, he or she could use potions to construct the rune model of a first circle spell in his or her soul.
If a sorcerer could successfully construct a rune model, he or she would become a real sorcerer. The casting of the rune model did not require any spells, casting materials, or gestures. It only depended on whether the sorcerer's spiritual power was exhausted or whether the sorcerer was still in the cooldown period of the last spell.
After reading all these, Lucien suppressed his eagerness and continued to read the last few pages. He planned to read all of them first.
"Today, I met another sorcerer. I actually met another sorcerer in Aalto! He looked very different from the other sorcerers who lived in seclusion. He was very strange. "
After reading one page, Lucien suddenly realized that there was really another sorcerer in Aalto!
Instantly, Lucien was excited and continued to read.
"A strange red-eyed rat was found in the sewers. It smelled like magic. I don't know where it came from. I couldn't find it even after searching for a long time.
"After experiments, the red-eyed rat reproduces very fast. Its blood is poisonous and can cause slight hallucinations and paralysis.
"With the help of the Lapland Blood Vines, the effect was unexpectedly good. I can finally set up the magic trap that I envisioned.
"Who raised them?"
Reading up to this point, Lucien could not help but look at the ground. If the red-eyed rats were not magic creatures raised by witches, who did they belong to? Were there other dangers in the sewers?
Therefore, Lucien hurriedly continued to read.
"I met that sorcerer again. His understanding of magic was so different. He was very knowledgeable and had a fascinating charm.
"But, he said that ancient magic, except for many powerful and weird spells that can be used as reference, is completely outdated. It's just a primitive, instinctive exploration. How is that possible?!"
"He showed me a magic book that he had collected. It was not very thick. It was a kind of book called a journal. This magic book was called 'Arcana'. According to his explanation, 'Arcana' stood for the knowledge of the origin of the world and the law of operation, and 'Arcana' was the essence and principle of magic.
"This' Arcana 'was the first issue published more than three hundred years ago. On the first page, there was an article by a great arcanist. It was his speech in a magic conference.
"From his expression, I could tell that he respected the great arcanist very much. He even worshipped him.
"After reading the article carefully, I felt that my whole body was trembling. I didn't even know how I got home. My head was in a mess. I need to record it down. How come I never thought of this before?"
These lines of words were the same as most of the words on the last page. The letters were of different sizes, and they were undulating. It seemed that the author was in a very excited mood. Lucien read on in confusion. He wanted to know what the article was that made the witch unable to calm down after such a long time.
"Ladies and gentlemen, many years ago, the respected ancestors of human beings learned how to use spiritual power from dragons, elves, giants, demons and all kinds of magic creatures. Then, by analyzing their body structure and blood characteristics, they integrated their blood and modified their own bodies step by step. They invented many meditation methods to strengthen spiritual power and created all kinds of magic according to the magic patterns inside and outside their bodies. Thus, they gained great power and drove the demons back to the abyss and kicked the devils back to hell. The dragons, elves and giants either retreated to remote mountains, wilderness and alternate dimensions or surrendered to us.
"The glorious victory made the ancient legendary sorcerers even more persistent in their pursuit of power. They went to the abyss, hell and all kinds of alternate dimensions to conquer the Saint Truth. In just a few hundred years, the Saint Truth destroyed the three great magic empires. The glory of the past became the bitterness, confusion and despair of today.
"Dear ladies and gentlemen, it's time to calm down. Don't be confused by power. It's time to calm down and think about some questions. We need to figure out:
"What is the essence of magic?"
"Why do living creatures have spiritual power?"
"What is the essence of spiritual power?"
"In what form does it exist?"
"Are earth, fire, wind and water the basic elements? If so, in what form and what pattern do they form this wonderful world? If not, what are they? What are the magic elements? "
"What is the essence of the soul?"
"Is the soul different from the consciousness? If so, in what form does the consciousness exist? "
"Do we need 'tools' to explain and help us build magic models?"
"Does God exist? If God exists, what is his essence and form of existence? What is the form of existence of Alterna, the ancestor of vampires? Why is she immortal? "
"Why does this world have the Sun and the Silver Moon? Why do they rise and set every day? What is the power that keeps them running? These things in the material world seem normal, but if we ask more questions, we will find that we still don't understand the reasons behind them. Are these reasons, rules and knowledge related to magic? Can they be combined with magic? Can they help us to explore the essence of the magic world? "
"Your dear friend, Douglas."
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